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Secale cereale ancestrale

Common name:	Rye	Family:	Gramineae
Author:	Zhuk.	Botanical references:	93
Synonyms:	Secale ancestrale (Zhuk.)
Known Hazards:	None known
Range:	W. Asia.
Habitat:	Sandy places in vineyards, field edges etc, 100 - 1370 metres in Turkey[93].
Edibility Rating (1-5):	2	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	0

Other Possible Synonyms:	From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below.
	S. cereale subsp. ancestrale[G]
Epithets:	From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
	cerea = waxen;
Systematics:	From a USDA Plants Database
	Order: Cyperales. Renamed to Poaceae -- Grass family

Physical Characteristics

Annual. It is hardy to zone 3 and is not frost tender. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Wind. We rate it 2/5 for edibility and 0/5 for medicinal use.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It requires moist soil and can tolerate drought.

Habitats and Possible Locations

Cultivated Beds.

Edible Uses

Seed.

Seed - cooked[105, 177]. It can be ground into a flour and used as a cereal in making bread, biscuits etc.

Medicinal Uses

Disclaimer

None known

Other Uses

None known

Cultivation details

We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will succeed in Britain, though it should succeed as a spring-sown annual and possibly as an autumn sown plant. It is a primitive form of the cultivated cereal rye, Secale cereale[177] and as such could be of value in breeding programmes. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus.
Succeeds in most soils but prefers a well-drained light soil in a sunny position.

Propagation

Seed - sow March or October in situ and only just cover the seed. Germination should take place within 2 weeks.

Suppliers

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Web References

References for Secale ancestrale (a possible synonym).

[HP] Links, Photos, Suppliers from Hortiplex Plant Database

References for Secale cereale subsp. ancestrale (a possible synonym).

[G] Data (Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.

See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.

Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.

References

[93] Davis. P. H. Flora of Turkey. Edinburgh University Press 1965
Not for the casual reader, this is an immense work in many volumes. Some details of plant uses and habitats.

[105] Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing 1976
The most comprehensive guide to edible plants I've come across. Only the briefest entry for each species, though, and some of the entries are more than a little dubious. Not for the casual reader.

[177] Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984 ISBN 3874292169
An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of latin names with a brief list of edible parts.

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Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future - Species Database. Copyright (c) 1997-2003.
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